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مْوَانَاعَائِشَة

Mwanaisha

mwa-na-EE-sha

“Daughter of Aisha; one of life.”

About Mwanaisha

Mwanaisha is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "daughter of Aisha; one of life", a Swahili-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Swahili compound: 'mwana' (child, lady) + 'Aisha'. Used as a feminine name in coastal East Africa.

Common on the Swahili coast (Kenya, Tanzania).

Origin & roots

Origin

Swahili · Arabic

Gender

Girl

How to say it

mwa·na·EE·sha

Stressed syllable in capitals

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What does the name Mwanaisha mean?
Mwanaisha (مْوَانَاعَائِشَة) means "Daughter of Aisha; one of life". Swahili compound: 'mwana' (child, lady) + 'Aisha'. Used as a feminine name in coastal East Africa.
Is Mwanaisha a name from the Qur'an?
Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Mwanaisha is a Swahili-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Mwanaisha a boy or a girl name?
Mwanaisha is traditionally a girl's name.
Where does the name Mwanaisha come from?
Mwanaisha is a Swahili-Arabic name. Common on the Swahili coast (Kenya, Tanzania).

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